We Looked Like Giants Lyrics
God bless the daylight, the sugary smell of springtime
Remembering when you were mine in a still suburban town
When every Thursday I'd brave those mountain passes
And you'd skip your early classes, and we'd learn how our bodies worked
[Verse 2]
God damn the black night, with all its foul temptations
I've become what I always hated when I was with you then
We looked like giants in the back of my grey subcompact
Fumbling to make contact as the others slept inside
[Chorus]
And together there
In a shroud of frost, the mountain air
Began to pass
From every pane of weathered glass
And I held you closer
Than anyone would ever guess
[Bridge]
Do you remember the J.A.M.C.?
And reading aloud from magazines
I don't know about you, but I swear on my name they could smell it on me
But I've never been too good with secrets, no
About
A sentimental song about first love in high school and the excitement of the early days of exploring one’s sexuality.
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This song is about first love and the newness of the experiences we all take for granted. It was written about a person I was very in love with at the time. The song conjures up some images that are not appropriate for this interview, but there are all kinds of veiled messages to this person. The Jesus and Mary Chain was one of our favorite bands. Darklands is a record I still love very much, and me and this person were obsessed with it. I always liked the couplet of “Do you remember the JAMC / And reading aloud from magazines.” The vast majority of the people who listen to this song don’t know what JAMC refers to. Most likely a lot of them did not grow up listening to Jesus and Mary Chain.
– Ben Gibbard, Vulture
- 1.The New Year
- 2.Lightness
- 4.Expo ’86
- 6.Tiny Vessels
- 10.We Looked Like Giants
- 11.A Lack of Color
